Dows News

On Tuesday, November 3, Clarion voters will choose three people for the Clarion City Council.

Following the opening of bids on Monday by the Wright County Board of Supervisors, Cole Excavating of Greene has been awarded the surface drain and tile repair work in DD#7 and DD#97 . Brent Johnson of McClure Engineering in Fort Dodge was on hand to open the bids, with drainage clerk Deb Lukes also present.

Executive members of the Clarion High School class of 1943 recently presented the Clarion Public Library with two volumes of class history.

A Lakefield woman is injured in a Saturday morning accident in Dickinson County at the intersection of Highway 86 and 120th Street.

For the past seven years now, the Marys and Marthas have been the organizing force behind the local Make A Difference Day efforts.

Rhonda L. Davis, age 53, of Alden, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at the Hampton Health Care Center.

Posted on Aug 23, 2009 by Diane Heldt . Cedar Rapids Police Cpt. Steve O'Konek speaks to Coe College freshman about safety and security on campus and around town during an orientation session on Friday, Aug.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors awarded four bridge replacement contracts to the same bidder at Monday's meeting.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors awarded four bridge replacement contracts to the same bidder at Monday's meeting.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors awarded four bridge replacement contracts to the same bidder at Monday's meeting.

Following the decision to refinance the remaining debt on the Wright County Jail project at a lower interest rate, saving the county over $23,800 in the process, the Board of Supervisors dealt with a couple of resolutions to begin that process at their Monday meeting.

Franklin County, IA- A North Iowa county's plans for a new casino are still alive and now they're hoping to cash in.

These kids are escaping from the Wright County Fire Safety House, which is a trailer that is jointly owned with Hancock County and was on display at the District Junior Fair.

Wright County has a new Planning and Zoning Director following action by the Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting Monday.

Franklin County, IA- A proposed casino is on the move. The developers of a project for Franklin County are announcing a new site.

A patch of ground near Interstate 35 east of Dows has emerged as the latest potential location for an Iowa casino.

The site for a proposed casino in northern Iowa has been moved. A couple working to build the Landmark Hotel and Casino say the facility would now be located in Dows, just north of Webster City and off of Interstate 35.

The Lake Cornelia trail committee has set up a tour, to include the Wright County Engineer and Board of Supervisors, of the proposed location for their trail extension project.

The Wright County Board of Supervisors have set a hearing date of July 27 at 10 a.m. to present a plan for repairing an outlet pipe blowout for DD#97 in Vernon Township.

I'm proud to say I attended Iowa public schools from kindergarten through college, and it so happens that my education almost perfectly corresponds to the heyday of Iowa's education system.